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PASS |
IRWE |
SUBSIDIES |
Purpose
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A PASS enables
an individual to set aside income/resources towards a vocational
goal. This might include:
Education
Vocational Training
Starting a business
Purchasing job coach services
Job support services
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An Impairment Related
Work Expense enables a person with a disability to recover expenses
incurred as a result of their disability.
The expenditure must be needed to support
work activities and related to the person's disability.
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Subsidies
allow a part of a person's wages to be excluded when determining
if substantial work is being completed by an SSI or an SSDI
applicant or beneficiary. |
| Impact
on Employment |
Plans for Achieving Self-Support can make
it possible for an individual with a disability to hire a
job coach. Support services could include job development,
job site training, and follow-along support on a time-limited
basis.
Employment goal driven
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An IRWE can be used for a variety of employment
allowable expenditures, i.e.,
Adaptive equipment
Special devices
Attendant care
Special transportation
Job coach services
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Employees can
qualify for a subsidy if they:
Receive extra training and
support by a job coach, employer, or co-worker;
Require additional supervision by a job
coach, employer, or co-worker; or
Have documented proof of a production level
below company standards.
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| Program
Criteria |
A
PASS must include the following five components:
Individualized obtainable vocational goal,
Time frame for meeting the goal,
Identification of sources and the amount
of income or resources to be set aside,
Explanation of how the money will be spent,
and
A written plan.
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An IRWE must contain the following four components:
Information indicating that expenses are
directly related to work,
Documentation that the cost has been paid
by the individual with a disability,
Records that the expenses were paid during
months of employment, and
Indication that the expenses were reasonable
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In
order for employees to receive a subsidy, they must be paid
more wages by the employer than is reasonable for the value
of services performed.
Only wages which are truly earned are counted.
Subsidies are used in figuring SGA.
Employers must verify that subsidies exist
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| Effects on Benefits |
Income or resources set aside in a PASS are
not counted in determining SSI eligibility or in calculating
the amount of the SSI benefit. PASS can assist a person, too.
Qualify for SSI,
Maintain current SSI payments, or
Increase SSI benefits.
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Deducting the cost of an IRWE from
gross monthly earnings can assist a supported employee to:
Reduce counted earnings below SGA ,
Meet SSI & SSDI application requirements,
Increase SSI cash benefits, and
Maintain SSDI cash benefits.
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A subsidy may
allow an employee to become eligible for SSI and SSDI benefits
or maintain eligibility for SSDI. |
